29 Amendments of Rasmus ANDRESEN related to 2021/0206(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildEradicating energy and mobility poverty across the Union is an essential part of the EU Green Deal’s objective of ensurings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive just transition where no one is left behind. A wide range of EU funding instruments, including the Cohesion Funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and revenues currently generated by the EU ETS, are available for Member States to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and ofdeep renovation of buildings, the creation of quality green jobs as well as the development of the necessary skills for the green and digital transition, the decarbonisation of the transport sector and in greater access to public, shared soft mobility. A particular attention is required for the most disadvantaged groups as well as the Chouncil of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32)seholds in situation of mobility and energy poverty to ensure that they actually benefit from the implementation of those funding instruments.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, resources are needed to finance those investments. In addition, before they have taken place, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cooking, as well as for road transport, is likely to increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under the emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumers.igh fossil gas prices causing extreme price spikes in certain Member States in the 2021/2022 heating season, aggravated by import dependencies and war, have exposed once more the EU dependence on imported fossil gas for its industries and households, especially felt by the poorest of society. Investments in energy efficiency measures, as well as renewable energy based heating systems, including with electric heat pumps, heating and cooling at district level and participation in renewable energy communities, are hence the most cost- effective method of reducing import dependency and emissions while increasing EU resilience. Notably in the group of poorest households explicit funding schemes are necessary to ensure compliances with the afore-mentioned principles
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable houseThe Union and its Member States will not be able to meet their climate and environmental objectives without properly addressing energy and mobility poverty. Yet there is currently no standard Union- level definitions of energy and mobility poverty across the Union, and only one third of Member States have adopted a national definition of energy poverty. As a result, no transparent and comparable data on energy and mobility poverty in the Union is currently available, hindering the possibility to effectively monitor progress at national level to eradicate energy and mobility poverty. A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) shoulds, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users therefore be established to support Member States in their efforts to eradicate energy and mobility poverty. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support andadaptive measures and investments with lasting impact intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and coolfocusing particularly on those living in the worst performing of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable so and in social housing, increased access to renewable energy for heating and cooling, as well as measurces, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emissionemission sustainable mobility and public transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterpin particular for those living in rural, insular and less accessible areas for the less developed regions and territorises and vulnerable transport user, including less developed peri- urban areas.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Respect for fundamental rights and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should be ensured throughout the preparation, evaluation, implementation and monitoring of eligible projects under the Fund. The Fund should contribute to eliminating inequalities, promoting gender equality and integrating the gender perspective, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), Article 10 TFEU and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. All stakeholders involved at all stages of implementation of the Facility should commit to promote equality, and in particular, ensure that the impact on women is taken into account, given that women are disproportionately impacted by the transition process.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate changeand environmental emergency in line with Paris Agreement commitments, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement ofbe additional to the target that at least 30% of all expenditure under the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contributebe additional to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning ofechnical screening criteria established by the Commission in accordance with Article 170(3) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . Only such measures for the relevandt investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transitioneligible under the Fund. Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act to specify eligibility criteria for those activities for which technical screening criteria have not yet been developed under Regulation (EU) 2020/852. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent familiesdisproportionately affected by energy and mobility poverty. Single parent families of which 85% are women have a particularly high risk of child poverty, energy poverty and mobility poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The adoption by Member States of legally binding targets and measures for the phase out of all fossil fuels in a timeframe consistent with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, including the phase out of solid fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest and of fossil gas by 2040 is a precondition to access the SCF.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected annual revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341, Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia useauctioning of allowances from Chapter II and III of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period as of 2024. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. The financing of the Fund should not come at their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1)nse of other Union programmes and policies.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall directly benefit households, micro- in enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas)gy poverty and people facing mobility poverty, in particular households in energy poverty living in worst performing buildings or in social housing, as well as people living in rural, insular, mountainous, and remote areas, including peri-urban areas, with low or no access to basic services or public transport.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to theaccelerate the green transition towards a climate -neutrality by add, sustainable, non-toxic, resource-efficient, renewable energy- based, ressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transpolient and competitive circular economy in a just, equitable and inclusive way by 2050 at the latest , in line with the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while leaving no one behind, and to contribute to eradicating energy and mobility poverty into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECUnion and its Member States. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-contribute to eradicate enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sourcegy and mobility poverty across the Union, through targeted measures and investments intended to phase out the reliance on fossil fuels, increase energy efficiency of buildings, combined with access to renewable energy sources for heating and cooling of buildings, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transportsustainable mobility solution and integrated mobility services.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Access to Justice 1. Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with their national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law or other independent and impartial body established by law with a view to challenging the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions subject to Articles 3-6, 8,10,14, 17 and 22 of this Regulation; or to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 when one of the following conditions is met: (i) they have a sufficient interest; (ii) they claim the impairment of a right where administrative procedural law of a Member State requires such a right to be a precondition. 2. Member States shall determine the stage at which decisions, acts or omissions may be challenged. 3. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistent with the objective of giving the public concerned wide access to justice. To that end, non- governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed as having a sufficient interest or having rights capable of being impaired for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article. 4. This Article shall not exclude the possibility of a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement of exhaustion of administrative review procedures prior to recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law. Any such procedure shall be fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive. 5. Member States shall ensure that practical information is made easily available to the public on access to administrative and judicial review procedures.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) envisaged milestones, and targets to eradicate energy and mobility poverty, and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the measures and investments to be completed by 31 July 2032each biennial integrated national energy and climate progress report pursuant to Article 23, and at the end of each multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Biannual progress report 1. In the context of the biennial integrated national energy and climate progress reports referred to in Article17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, Member States shall report on the number of households in situation of energy and transport poverty, and on progress towards the milestones and targets referred to in point (e) of Article 4(2). 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 to supplement this Regulation in order to set out the structure, format and technical details of this reporting.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 b (new)
Article 4 b (new)
Article 4b Respect of Fundamental Right Respect for fundamental and human rights and compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, the ILO Conventions and the International Bill of Human Rights shall be ensured throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Fund. The measures and investments financed by the Fund shall respect the principle of non-discrimination on the grounds of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation and implementation and ensure, where relevant, the accessibility for persons with disabilities. The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall respect the principle of gender equality and address energy poverty and mobility poverty from a gender-sensitive perspective.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 20254-2027 shall be EUR 23 7at least EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2028-2032 shall be EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices, subject to the availability of the amounts under the annual ceilings of the applicable multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEUdetermined during the negotiations of the next multiannual financial framework, but shall not be set at a level lower than EUR 48 500 000 000.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Social Climate Plan, including relevant milestones and targets, is no longer achievable, either in whole or in part, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, in particular because of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State concerned may submit to the Commission an amendment of its Plan to include the necessary and duly justified changes. Member States may request technical support for the preparation of such request.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. By 15 March 2027 each Member State concerned shall assess the appropriateness of its Plans in view of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/087/ECobjective to eradicate energy poverty and mobility poverty, while meeting the Union energy and climate targets. Those assessments shall be submitted to the Commission as part of the biennial progress reporting pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 2025-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year befrom the entry into force the year of the start of the aucof this Regulations under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/ECtil 2027.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) in 2027, an assessment of the Plan referred to in Article 17(5) in view of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/087/EC;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 July 20286, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the implementation and functioning of the Fund until that date, taking into account in particular the results of the first reports submitted by the Member States.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. No later than 1 June 2024, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report based on an in-depth analysis to assess the need and feasibility of introducing a climate dividend in the form of a direct per capita refund of any additional revenues generated through carbon taxing or similar measures and how such climate dividend would benefit the most vulnerable people and groups affected by energy and transport poverty. The report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives of the Fund laid down in Article 1 have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the Union added value. It shall consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions set out in Article 6 in light of the impact on greenhouse gas emissions from the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and from the national measures taken to meet the binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council63 . It shall also consider the continued relevance of the financial envelope of the Fund in relation to possible developments concerning the auctioning of allowances under the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and other relevant considerations. _________________ 63 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and ameevolution of the situation of energy and mobility poverty across the Union as reported by Member States pursuant to Article 4a, the updated integrated national energy and climate plans submitted in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and progress towards the implementation of the objectives of the EU Pillar of Social Rights. It shall also consider the continued relevance of the financial envelope of the Fund ing Regu relation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26-42).to those developments
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2